Here's some history on the tune Muskrat Ramble Letty
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"Muskrat Ramble" is a jazz composition written by Kid Ory in 1926. It was first recorded on February 26, 1926 by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, and became the group's most frequently recorded piece.
Owing to a misprint, on its initial release, the tune was titled "Muskat Ramble"
Ory has said that he originally composed the tune in 1921, and that the title was made up by Lil Hardin at the recording session.
Armstrong, on the other hand, has claimed in an interview to have written the tune himself, and that it was Ory who only named it Sidney Bechet has said that it was originally an old Buddy Bolden tune called "The Old Cow Died and the Old Man Cried".
Ray Gilbert wrote lyrics to the originally instrumental tune in 1950. Following a decree by the Classification Committee of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1956, Gilbert is entitled to a third of all performance credits of the tune, both vocal and instrumental.
Hey Lovely Letty and Wayyyyyyyytooooooookerrrrrrs...
ahhh Edgar, the shore song.... beaut.eee.ful. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
and here's a Perry.... Panz and I were dancing to this the other day
<whhhhhhhhhhheeeeeee>
he's a smooth dancer
so, I've been thinking a lot today, that always a big no no for getting to go to zzzzzzzzzz.
back to hospital tomorrow and maybe, if my car is happy, I will get a chance to drive again. Toots uncrossed, for all the right reasons.
Love you Letty, apologies for the sad memories.
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Mon 2 Nov, 2009 06:27 pm
panz, thanks for that info about the song. I saw about Kid Ory, but never heard of him so I wasn't certain why I knew it.
Ah, sweet Izzie. I'll bet panz is a great dancer in real life, honey. I want you to know that those sweet feet of yours will be fine. Love Sway by Perry. Didn't know that he had done that one.
I recall that once I twisted my ankle, and the pain was terrible. My daughter, who at the time was very young, stayed up all night putting cold packs on it.
Incidentally, I watched the entire movie of Gas Light Friday night on TCM. I had some difficulty following the plot, however. Perhaps it was because I was so sleepy. Charles Boyer stunned me when he played this one, folks.
